Black Krim x Better Bush

Baizanator · May 4, 2012

Got some on the vine. Don't know if they'll be work anything but both parent plants grew really well. Will post pics as they ripen.

travis · May 4, 2012

Didn't someone recently report that JD's Special C-Tex originated as Black Krim x Early Girl?

If so, Black Krim x Better Bush might be another winner.

johno · May 7, 2012

I'm curious. Looking forward to reports!

Baizanator · May 7, 2012

Well, the plants I cross pollinated have around 8 tomatoes on them so, if they CP worked, I should have some good tomatoes. We'll see!!!

swinefka · May 9, 2012

I am looking forward to the report and pics as well.

Baizanator · May 10, 2012

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Originally Posted by swinefka

I am looking forward to the report and pics as well.

Plant is just putting on hopefully crossbred fruits like crazy. I'll post pics this afternoon.

Baizanator · May 10, 2012

So, I've cross-pollinated both ways so I have Better Bush x Black Krim growing on Black Krim plants and Black Krim x Better Bush growing on Better Bush plants.

One thing I've learned from raising livestock is that sometimes it does make a difference which side is maternal and which side is paternal.

So, the first photo is Better Bush as the mother plant and the second is with the Black Krim as the mother plant. So far, there is only one fruit on the Black Krim plant.

bluebonnets · May 10, 2012

Those are looking good. I'm so looking forward to seeing them ripe!

cedarswamp · May 11, 2012

I'm a bit confused, are these plants F1's or are these the parent plants?

Baizanator · May 14, 2012

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Originally Posted by cedarswamp

I'm a bit confused, are these plants F1's or are these the parent plants?

These are just the parents. I'm aware the tomatoes will look like the parent stock until the next generation.

checkerkitty · May 14, 2012

This is very cool! I love JDs so hopefully this will make a great cross. Lots of great tasting tomatoes (like JD) on a shorter plant that can take our heat would be most welcome. Good luck and please keep us posted. I've really got my fingers crossed on this one.

bluebonnets · May 14, 2012

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Originally Posted by bluebonnets

Those are looking good. I'm so looking forward to seeing them ripe!

Jumped the gun a bit. Gotta wait before the fun starts. This ought to be a good one. Hope you keep us informed!

Baizanator · May 15, 2012

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Originally Posted by bluebonnets

Jumped the gun a bit. Gotta wait before the fun starts. This ought to be a good one. Hope you keep us informed!

Well... in all fairness I should have been more clear.

johno · May 15, 2012

Doing the cross both ways is commendable. It will be interesting to see the difference.

Baizanator · May 15, 2012

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Originally Posted by johno

Doing the cross both ways is commendable. It will be interesting to see the difference.

Thanks. Like I said, I grew up raising livestock so I understand that using one side as the maternal parent may produce different results than if you used it as the sire.

A perfect example would be blue-butts, which are essentially a cross between Hampshire and Yorkshire parents. Generally, the best way to cross this is Hampshire boar X Yorkshire sow. It doesn't generally work as well the other way.

Goal is to cross the two, breed each variety out for a few generations and then cross the strains.

May 4, 2012	#1
Baizanator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamilton, Texas Posts: 382	Black Krim x Better Bush Got some on the vine. Don't know if they'll be work anything but both parent plants grew really well. Will post pics as they ripen.

May 7, 2012	#3
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	I'm curious. Looking forward to reports! __________________ You create your own universe as you go along. Winston Churchill

May 15, 2012	#14
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	Doing the cross both ways is commendable. It will be interesting to see the difference. __________________ You create your own universe as you go along. Winston Churchill

May 4, 2012	#2
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	Didn't someone recently report that JD's Special C-Tex originated as Black Krim x Early Girl? If so, Black Krim x Better Bush might be another winner.

May 9, 2012	#5
swinefka Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Gilberts, Illinois Posts: 27	I am looking forward to the report and pics as well.

May 10, 2012	#7
Baizanator Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hamilton, Texas Posts: 382	So, I've cross-pollinated both ways so I have Better Bush x Black Krim growing on Black Krim plants and Black Krim x Better Bush growing on Better Bush plants. One thing I've learned from raising livestock is that sometimes it does make a difference which side is maternal and which side is paternal. So, the first photo is Better Bush as the mother plant and the second is with the Black Krim as the mother plant. So far, there is only one fruit on the Black Krim plant.

May 10, 2012	#8
bluebonnets Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: TX Posts: 178	Those are looking good. I'm so looking forward to seeing them ripe!

May 11, 2012	#9
cedarswamp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: New Jersey 7a Posts: 19	I'm a bit confused, are these plants F1's or are these the parent plants?

May 14, 2012	#11
checkerkitty Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 239	This is very cool! I love JDs so hopefully this will make a great cross. Lots of great tasting tomatoes (like JD) on a shorter plant that can take our heat would be most welcome. Good luck and please keep us posted. I've really got my fingers crossed on this one.